Citizens for Justice and Peace
Cops nab Sanstha man, but Pansare killing probe stuck
26-Oct-2015
• 26 Oct 2015 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT IS THAT AN 11-YEAR-OLD WITNESS HAS IDENTIFIED SAMEER GAIKWAD AS ONE OF THOSE WHO SHOT AT PANSARE OUTSIDE HIS HOME IN KOLHAPUR ON FEBRUARY 16 THIS YEAR. Eight months after rationalist and leftist Govind Pansare was murdered, t he police i nvestigation is going…
Muzaffarnagar: Cops fail to serve summons to accused 27 times
26-Oct-2015
Oct 26 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Pankul Sharma TNN Meerut:Not even a single of the 27 summonses issued by a local court hearing a Muzaffarnagar riot case were served by cops to the high-profile accused, including union minister Sanjeev Balyan, local MP Bhartendra Singh, MLA Suresh Rana, Sadhvi Prachi, and seven others.…
FCRA Changes May Help Parties Get Foreign Funds
23-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Rahul Tripathi New Delhi PARTY TIME! India-registered firms controlled by foreigners may be considered Indian; move may boost CSR kitty and political donations The central government is set to bring a notification under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) that’ll benefit both BJP and Congress. Officials familiar…
Odisha: Farmer suicides continue despite relief package
23-Oct-2015
Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy said he had asked for detailed reports from the collectors of both districts. Written by Debabrata Mohanty | Bhubaneswar | Published:October 23, 2015 2:10 am A week after the Odisha government announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for drought-hit farmers, another farmer took his own life after crop failure. Bhubaneswar Behera,…
Manohar Lal Khattar claims Dalit boy, accused of pigeon theft, committed suicide
23-Oct-2015
On the Sunped incident, he said, “We have handed over investigation to CBI and we cannot take any bigger step at present.” By: PTI | Chandigarh | Published:October 23, 2015 4:46 pm Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday claimed the 15-year-old Dalit boy who died in Sonipat had committed suicide and announced that…
HC scraps Gujarat ordinance delaying local body polls
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmedabad IMES NEWS NETWORK In a setback to the state government, the Gujarat high court on Wednesday quashed its ordinance to delay local body polls for three months. It also termed as “unconstitutional“ the three amendments the government had brought in on October 3 to panchayat…
Not govt’s fault if one stones a dog: VK Singh on dalit children’s killings
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22, 2015 | • PTI • Ghaziabad The comments of Singh drew sharp criticism from the opposition Ghaziabad: Union Minister V K Singh on Thursday kicked up a storm with his comments that the Centre cannot be blamed if somebody throws a stone at a dog to shield it from criticism for the Faridabad…
Fadnavis may become 1st CM to don RSS gear at Dussehra rally
22-Oct-2015
Oct 22 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Nagpur: TIMES NEWS NETWORK This Vijayadashami will mark the 90th foundation day of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and at least two firsts: one, it will be the first instance of a Maharashtra chief minister in `ganvesh’ -the RSS uniform of khaki shorts, white shirt and a…
HC extends stay on Maha Govt’s circular on sedition
21-Oct-2015
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Tuesday extended its stay on the implementation of the Maharashtra Government’s controversial circular vesting among other things powers with the police to invoke section 124-A (sedition) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against persons, for their “words/signs, or representations” spoken or made…
Angry cop points revolver at lawyer during cross-examination
21-Oct-2015
Jamnagar (Guj), Oct 20, 2015, (PTI) High drama was witnessed in a local court here when a sub-inspector of police, peeved by the questions posed during cross-examination, whipped out his loaded service revolver and pointed it at the lawyer. Dharmendrasinh Sarvaiya, the police officer, was suspended from service following the incident which took place in…